Non-glare headlight



F. L. GEHKE. NON-GLARE HEADLIGHT.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 11, I919.

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hpplieetion filed Eeptemher State-oi New York, here invented certain newand useful Improvements in lion- (ilure iieuollights, oi which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to non-glare headlights, and the primary objectthereof is to provide a headlight in \Vl lh'liilic custom-try lens orglass cover is replaced by ii complete or unitary structure whichembodies a lens having an integral ood to deflect the upperspecification of Letters Patent.

i Patented Oct. 5, 1920... 11, 919. erial No. 323,051.

of coloring l of the lower half of the lens terminates on a horizontalline 5, which is located at the horizontal center of the lens andreflector. \Vith this structure it will he apparent that in oing up ahill or the like, the coloring 4 will act to cut-off or intercept therays from the line of vision of 'pefiestrians or car" drivers going downthe hi The invention is made throughout of a single ihtegral piece ofglass constituting a unitary structure, which effectively eliminzi'tesall glare. The upper light rays strike the under face of the hood andencountering light rays downwardlv and at the same tlmi' the whitecoating 6 will be deflected downto cut-oil the rays from the vision ofepproaching drivers, and which further dead ens the lower light raysfrom the lame so as to eliminate all glare.

Figure 1, -/1S a longitudinal vertical sectionel view of the invention;and

Fig. 2:, is a front elevation.

In proceeding in accordance with the present invention, ii lens 1 isemployed which is formed with an integral glass hood The hood preferablyhas a straight horizontal bottom and a. downwardly and outthe angleformed bettom being about 30,

tween the top and the under face of the 'hoodfbeing coated withpreferably milk-white coioi ae indicated at 6. The outerend of'tlie hoodterminates at the horizontal center of the reflector 3, so as to cut-oilor intercept all uopei iight rays from the line of vision oi nedestriensor opproaching car drivers.

The upper half of the lens is of clear glass, while the lower half iscoated or other wise provided with a, preferablymilk-white color asindicated at 4i so as to (leaden the lower light rays from the lamp. Theline wardly onto the road, and since the outer end of the hoodterminates at the horizontal center of the lens and reflector, same willcut-oil" the raysfrom the line of vision of pedestrians and epprozchinglmer drivers. The lower rays of light are/deedened or softened bythe colored lower half of the lens, the ,liee of'coloring coincidingwith the termination of the outer free end of the reflector.

\Vhet is'cleimed is:

in e, non-glare headlight device for bodily substitution, for theordinary lens of the headlight, llunitary member. composed. of a lenshaving on" into rel light-diffusing hood extending. outward therefromand at an angle of substantially 30 thereto, the

bottom edges of the 'hood terrnineting in- FREDERIC L, GEltKE.

